2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Jasmine Whitney
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Paul VI HS
- Hometown:
- Centreville, VA
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18):
One of three Panthers to start all 30 games (Yacine Diop, Kalista Walters) … Made the third-most season assists by a sophomore in program history (134) … Recorded the 200th assist of her career against No. 18/18 Duke (Jan. 28) … Scored in double figures in seven out of the last nine games of the season … Posted a career-high 21 points at North Carolina (Jan. 7) … Ten double-figure scoring outings … Named team captain by coach Suzie McConnell-Serio.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17):
Two-time ACC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 14, Dec. 12) … First Panther in history to earn two or more ACC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week honors in the same season … Appeared in all 30 games, starting 17 (including the first 10 of the season) … Posted a double-double in her first collegiate game against Mount St. Mary’s with season highs of 17 points and 11 assists (Nov. 12) … Made the first six shots of her career, including five 3-pointers against Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 12) … Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds in a near double-double performance against Cornell (Nov. 26) … Eight double-figure scoring outings … Led the Panthers in assists a team-high 14 times.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-time state champion (2013-16) and three-time conference champion (2014-16) at Paul VI Catholic HS … team compiled a 123-12 record over her four-year career … 2016 WCAC Player of the Year, VISAA Player of the Year and All-Met first team … Scholar-Athlete and recipient of the Pete Menke Student-Athlete Award … ranked No. 25 for her position by ESPN … 4-star recruit according to ProspectNation.com … volunteered at Basketball Special Olympics every year of high school.
PERSONAL:
Born Jan. 21, 1998 ... Daughter of Teddy Whitney and Julie Curran … has an older brother, Travis … Major is exercise science.
